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Charmaine Radellant wrote:

> Thank you for the information regarding this chain letter.
> Mark Davis wrote in message <370C63A5.3F7C6647@postoffice.swbell.net>...
> >Subject:
> >  Re: $$$ MONEY WILL COME TO YOU $$$
> >       Date:
> >            Thu, 08 Apr 1999 01:00:50 -0700
> >      From:
> >            Mark Davis <medavis@postoffice.swbell.net>
> >   Reply-To:
> >            medavis@swbell.net
> >        To:
> >            fake@fake.net
> >        CC:
> >            abuse@swbell.net
> >
> > References:
> >            1 , 2
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >To Whom It May Concern,
> >
> > It seems that I have gotten myself caught up in something that I did
> >not think was illegal. I am replying to this E-Mail letter sent
> >to me and some of the news groups that I mistakenly sent the chain
> >letter to. As I said, I did not know that this letter was
> >considered a chain letter and that it was illegal. With this now in
> >mind. I wish, I had not sent it. And wish anybody that reads it
> >would disregard it. Anybody from the Post office, I.R.S. or SWBell that
> >wish to talk to me about this and or advise me on this
> >subject or wishes to know where I got this idea from. Please send me an
> >E-Mail letter and I will reply A.S.A.P. I am sorry that, I
> >did this now but there isn't anything that I can do to take back the
> >E-Mail letters that I sent out already, as soon as I had any hint
> >of this letter being illegal I stopped sending it out. I will send a
> >copy of this E-Mail letter and all of its contents (with yours and my
> >commits) to all of the News Groups that I sent the E-Mail letter to.
> >
> >Regards,
> >Mark Davis
> >medavis@swbell.net
> >
> >Shadow wrote:
> >
> >  I have included 2 links to the post offices web page for those that
> >want
> >  more information. This is an ILLEGAL SCAM do not join in one of these
> >  chain letters.
> >
> >  (the Post Office has rearranged their Web site and I haven't updated
> >the
> >  links yet)
> >
> >   Also any of these that I receive I do forward to the Postal
> >Inspector,
> >  I.R.S., and my ISP for action
> >
> >  http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/chainlet.htm
> >
> >  A chain letter is a "get rich quick" scheme that promises that your
> >mail
> >  box
> >  will soon be stuffed full
> >  of cash if you decide to participate. You're told you can make
> >thousands
> >  of
> >  dollars every month if
> >  you follow the detailed instructions in the letter.
> >
> >  A typical chain letter includes names and addresses of several
> >  individuals
> >  whom you may or may not
> >  know. You are instructed to send a certain amount of money usually
> >  $5--to the
> >  person at the top
> >  of the list, and then eliminate that name and add yours to the bottom.
> >
> >  You are
> >  then instructed to mail
> >  copies of the letter to a few more individuals who will hopefully
> >repeat
> >  the
> >  entire process. The letter
> >  promises that if they follow the same procedure, your name will
> >  gradually move
> >  to the top of the list
> >  and you'll receive money -- lots of it.
> >
> >  There's at least one problem with chain letters. They're illegal if
> >they
> >  request money or other items of
> >  value and promise a substantial return to the participants. Chain
> >  letters are
> >  a form of gambling, and
> >  sending them through the mail (or delivering them in person or by
> >  computer,
> >  but mailing money to
> >  participate) violates Title 18, United States Code, Section 1302, the
> >  Postal
> >  Lottery Statute. (Chain
> >  letters that ask for items of minor value, like picture postcards or
> >  recipes,
> >  may be mailed, since such
> >  items are not things of value within the meaning of the law.)
> >
> >  Recently, high-tech chain letters have begun surfacing. They may be
> >  disseminated over the Internet,
> >  or may require the copying and mailing of computer disks rather than
> >  paper.
> >  Regardless of what
> >  technology is used to advance the scheme, if the mail is used at any
> >  step
> >  along the way, it is still
> >  illegal.
> >
> >  The main thing to remember is that a chain letter is simply a bad
> >  investment.
> >  You certainly won't get
> >  rich. You will receive little or no money. The few dollars you may get
> >
> >  will
> >  probably not be as much
> >  as you spend making and mailing copies of the chain letter.
> >
> >  Chain letters don't work because the promise that all participants in
> >a
> >  chain
> >  letter will be winners is
> >  mathematically impossible. Also, many people participate, but do not
> >  send
> >  money to the person at
> >  the top of the list. Some others create a chain letter that lists
> >their
> >  name
> >  numerous times--in various
> >  forms with different addressee. So, in reality, all the money in a
> >chain
> >  is
> >  going to one person.
> >
> >  Do not be fooled if the chain letter is used to sell inexpensive
> >reports
> >  on
> >  credit, mail order sales,
> >  mailing lists, or other topics. The primary purpose is to take your
> >  money, not
> >  to sell information.
> >  "Selling" a product does not ensure legality. Be doubly suspicious if
> >  there's
> >  a claim that the U.S.
> >  Postal Service or U.S. Postal Inspection Service has declared the
> >letter
> >  legal. This is said only to
> >  mislead you. Neither the Postal Service nor Postal Inspectors give
> >prior
> >  approval to any chain letter.
> >
> >  Participating in a chain letter is a losing proposition. Turn over any
> >
> >  chain
> >  letter you receive that asks
> >  for money or other items of value to your local postmaster or nearest
> >  Postal
> >  Inspector. Write on the
> >  mailing envelope of the letter or in a separate transmittal letter, "I
> >
> >  received this in the mail and believe
> >  it may be illegal."
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> ---
> >
> >  http://www.usps.gov/websites/depart/inspect/usc18/mailfr.htm
> >
> >     [Inspection Service Seal]   United States
> >                                 Postal Inspection Service
> >
> >  Mail Fraud and Misrepresentation
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >  Title 18, United States Code
> >
> >  Section 1341. Frauds and swindles
> >
> >  Whoever, having devised or intending to devise any scheme or artifice
> >to
> >  defraud, or for obtaining money or property by means of false or
> >  fraudulent
> >  pretenses, representations, or promises, or to sell, dispose of, loan,
> >
> >  exchange, alter, give away, distribute, supply, or furnish or procure
> >  for
> >  unlawful use any counterfeit or spurious coin, obligation, security,
> >or
> >  other article, or anything represented to be or intimated or held out
> >to
> >  be
> >  such counterfeit or spurious article, for the purpose of executing
> >such
> >  scheme or artifice or attempting so to do, places in any post office
> >or
> >  authorized depository for mail matter, any matter or thing whatever to
> >
> >  be
> >  sent or delivered by the Postal Service, or deposits or causes to be
> >  deposited any matter or thing whatever to be sent or delivered by any
> >  private or commercial interstate carrier, or takes or receives
> >  therefrom,
> >  any such matter or thing, or knowingly causes to be delivered by mail
> >or
> >  such carrier according to the direction thereon, or at the place at
> >  which
> >  it is directed to be delivered by the person to whom it is addressed,
> >  any
> >  such matter or thing, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned
> >not
> >  more than five years, or both. If the violation affects a financial
> >  institution, such person shall be fined not more than $ 1,000,000 or
> >  imprisoned not more than 30 years, or both.
> >
> >  Section 1342. Fictitious name or address
> >
> >  Whoever, for the purpose of conducting, promoting, or carrying on by
> >  means
> >  of the Postal Service, any scheme or device mentioned in section 1341
> >of
> >  this title or any other unlawful business, uses or assumes, or
> >requests
> >  to
> >  be addressed by, any fictitious, false, or assumed title, name, or
> >  address
> >  or name other than his own proper name, or takes or receives from any
> >  post
> >  office or authorized depository of mail matter, any letter, postal
> >card,
> >  package, or other mail matter addressed to any such fictitious, false,
> >
> >  or
> >  assumed title, name, or address, or name other than his own proper
> >name,
> >  shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than five
> >years,
> >  or
> >  both.
> >
> >  Section 1345. Injunctions against fraud
> >
> >  (a)
> >
> >       (1) If a person is -
> >            (A) violating or about to violate this chapter or section
> >287,
> >            371 (insofar as such violation involves a conspiracy to
> >  defraud
> >            the United States or any agency thereof), or 1001 of this
> >  title;
> >            or
> >            (B) committing or about to commit a banking law violation
> >            (defined in section 3322(d) of this title), the Attorney
> >  General
> >            may commence a civil action in any Federal court to enjoin
> >  such
> >            violation.
> >
> >       (2) If a person is alienating or disposing of property, or
> >intends
> >  to
> >       alienate or dispose of property, obtained as a result of a
> >banking
> >  law
> >       violation (as defined in section 3322(d) of this title) or
> >property
> >       which is traceable to such violation, the Attorney General may
> >       commence a civil action in any Federal court -
> >            (A) to enjoin such alienation or disposition of property; or
> >
> >            (B) for a restraining order to -
> >                 (i) prohibit any person from withdrawing, transferring,
> >
> >                 removing, dissipating, or disposing of any such
> >property
> >  or
> >                 property of equivalent value; and
> >                 (ii) appoint a temporary receiver to administer such
> >                 restraining order.
> >
> >            (3) A permanent or temporary injunction or restraining order
> >
> >            shall be granted without bond.
> >            (b) The court shall proceed as soon as practicable to the
> >  hearing
> >            and determination of such an action, and may, at any time
> >  before
> >            final determination, enter such a restraining order or
> >            prohibition, or take such other action, as is warranted to
> >            prevent a continuing and substantial injury to the United
> >  States
> >            or to any person or class of persons for whose protection
> >the
> >            action is brought. A proceeding under this section is
> >governed
> >  by
> >            the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, except that, if an
> >            indictment has been returned against the respondent,
> >discovery
> >  is
> >            governed by the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure.
> >
> >
> >---------------------------------------------------------------------------
> >
> >  P.S. The I.R.S. is also interested in the claims made in these letters
> >
> >  of making $50,000.00 in a couple of months (they Will want to collect
> >  TAXES)
> >
> >  THE LETTER ATTACHED IS AN ILLEGAL CHAIN LETTER I INCLOSED IT AS AN
> >  EXAMPLE
> >  OF WHAT SOME MORON BELIEVED AND POSTED.
> >
> >  Mark Davis wrote:
> >  >
> >  > Subject: $$$ MONEY WILL COME TO YOU $$$
> >  >
> >  > WANNA MAKE MONEY??????
> >  >
> >  > READING THIS COULD CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > I found this on a bulletin board and decided to try it. A little
> >  > while back, I was browsing through newsgroups, just like you are
> >now,
> >  > and came across an article similar to this that said you could make
> >  > thousands of dollars within weeks with only an initial investment of
> >
> >  > $6.00! So I thought, "Yeah right, this must be a scam", but
> >  > like most of us, I was curious, so I kept reading. Anyway, it said
> >  > that you send $1.00 to each of the 6 names and address stated in the
> >
> >  > article. You then place your own name and address in the bottom of
> >  > the list at #6, and post the article in at least 200 newsgroups.
> >  > (There are thousands) No catch, that was it. So after thinking it
> >  > over, and talking to a few people first, I thought about trying it.
> >I
> >  > figured: "what have I got to lose except 6 stamps and $6.00,
> >  > right?" Then I invested the measly $6.00. Well GUESS WHAT!!...
> >  > within 7 days, I started getting money in the mail! I was shocked! I
> >
> >  > figured it would end soon, but the money just kept coming in. In my
> >  > first week, I made about $25.00. By the end of the second week I had
> >
> >  > made a total of over $1,000.00! In the third week I had over
> >  > $10,000.00 and it's still growing. This is now my fourth week and I
> >  > have made a total of just over $42,000.00 and it's still coming in
> >  > rapidly. It's certainly worth $6.00, and 6 stamps, I have spent more
> >
> >  > than that on the lottery!! Let me tell you how this works and most
> >  > importantly, why it works....Also, make sure you print a copy of
> >this
> >  > article NOW, so you can get the information off of it as you need
> >it.
> >  > I promise you that if you follow the directions exactly, that you
> >  > will start making more money than you thought possible by doing
> >  > something so easy!
> >  > Suggestion: Read this entire message carefully! (print it out or
> >  > download it.) Follow the simple directions and watch the money come
> >  > in!
> >  > It's easy. It's legal. And, your investment is only $6.00 (Plus
> >  > postage)
> >  > IMPORTANT: This is not a rip-off; it is not indecent; it is not
> >  > illegal; and it is virtually no risk - it really works!!!!
> >  > If all of the following instructions are adhered to, you will
> >receive
> >  > extraordinary dividends. PLEASE NOTE:
> >  > Please follow these directions EXACTLY, and $50,000 or more can be
> >  > yours in 20 to 60 days. This program remains successful because of
> >  > the honesty and integrity of the participants. Please continue its
> >  > success by carefully adhering to the instructions.
> >  > You will now become part of the Mail Order business. In this
> >business
> >  > your product is not solid and tangible, it's a service. You are in
> >  > the business of developing Mailing Lists. Many large corporations
> >are
> >  > happy to pay big bucks for quality lists. However, the money made
> >  > from the mailing lists is secondary to the income which is made from
> >
> >  > people like you and me asking to be included in that list.
> >  >
> >  > 18 Years and older please!
> >  >
> >  > Here are the 4 easy steps to success:
> >  >
> >  > STEP 1: Get 6 separate pieces of paper and write the following on
> >  > each piece of paper
> >  >
> >  > "PLEASE PUT ME ON YOUR MAILING LIST."
> >  > Name: & Address:
> >  >
> >  > Now get 6 US $1.00 bills and place ONE inside EACH of the 6 pieces
> >of
> >  > paper so the bill will not be seen through the envelope (to prevent
> >  > thievery). Next, place one paper in each of the 6 envelopes and seal
> >
> >  > them. You should now have 6 sealed envelopes, each with a piece of
> >  > paper stating the above phrase, your name and address, and a $1.00
> >  > bill. What you are doing is creating a service. THIS IS ABSOLUTELY
> >  > LEGAL! You are requesting a legitimate service and you are paying
> >for
> >  > it! Like most of us I was a little skeptical and a little worried
> >  > about the legal aspects of it all. So I checked it out with the U.S.
> >
> >  > Post Office (1-800-725-2161) and they confirmed that it is indeed
> >  > legal! Mail the 6 envelopes to the following addresses:
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > #1)  Jake Conner
> >  > 213 Royal Oak Cir.
> >  > Longwood, FL 32779
> >  >
> >  > #2) Joey Re
> >  > 1110 Portsmith Dr.
> >  > Island Lake, IL 60042
> >  >
> >  > #3) Timothy Reed
> >  > 9665 Old Rte. 31
> >  > Clyde, NY 14433
> >  >
> >  > #4) Halldor Gunnarsson
> >  > Hvammstangabraut 22
> >  > 530 Hvammstangi, Iceland
> >  >
> >  > #5) David Jhonson
> >  > Drangahrauni 6E
> >  > Hafnarfir�i 220,  Iceland
> >  >
> >  > #6) Mark Davis
> >  > 19242 Cypress Canyon
> >  > Katy, Texas 77449
> >  > U.S.A.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > STEP 2: Now take the #1 name off the list that you see above, move
> >  > the other names up (6 becomes 5, 5 becomes 4, etc...) and add YOUR
> >  > Name as number 6 on the list.
> >  >
> >  > STEP 3: Change anything you need to, but try to keep this article as
> >
> >  > close to original as possible. Now, post your amended article to at
> >  > least 200 newsgroups. (I think there are close to 24,000 groups) All
> >
> >  > you need is 200, but remember, the more you post, the more money you
> >
> >  > make!
> >  >
> >  > This is perfectly legal! If you have any doubts, refer to Title 18
> >  > Sec. 1302 & 1341 of the Postal lottery laws.
> >  >
> >  > Keep a copy of these steps for yourself and, whenever you need
> >money,
> >  > you can use it again, and again.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > PLEASE REMEMBER that this program remains successful because of the
> >  > honesty and integrity of the participants and by their carefully
> >  > adhering to the directions. Look at it this way. If you are of
> >  > integrity, the program will continue and the money that so many
> >  > others have received will come your way.
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > NOTE: You may want to retain every name and address sent to you,
> >  > either on a computer or hard copy and keep the notes people send
> >you.
> >  > This VERIFIES that you are truly providing a service. (Also, it
> >might
> >  > be a good idea to wrap the $1 bill in dark paper to reduce the risk
> >  > of mail theft.)
> >  > So, as each post is downloaded and the directions carefully
> >followed,
> >  > six members will be reimbursed for their participation as a List
> >  > Developer with one dollar each. Your name will move up the list
> >  > geometrically so that when your name reaches the #1 position you
> >will
> >  > be receiving thousands of dollars in CASH!!! What an opportunity for
> >
> >  > only $6.00 ($1.00 for each of the first six people listed above)
> >Send
> >  > it now, add your own name to the list and you're in business!
> >  >
> >  >
> >  >
> >  > ---DIRECTIONS ----- FOR HOW TO POST TO NEWSGROUPS------------
> >  > Step 1) You do not need to re-type this entire letter to do your own
> >
> >  > posting. Simply put your cursor at the beginning of this letter and
> >  > drag your cursor to the bottom of this document, and select 'copy'
> >  > from the edit menu. This will copy the entire letter into the
> >  > computer's memory.
> >  > Step 2) Open a blank 'notepad' file and place your cursor at the top
> >
> >  > of the blank page. From the 'edit' menu select 'paste'. This will
> >  > paste a copy of the letter into notepad so that you can add your
> >name
> >  > to the list. Step 3) Save your new notepad file as a .txt file. If
> >  > you want to do your postings in different settings, you'll always
> >  > have this file to go back to.
> >  > Step 4) Use Netscape or Internet explorer and try searching for
> >  > various newsgroups (on-line forums, message boards, chat sites,
> >  > discussions.)
> >  > Step 5) Visit these message boards and post this article as a new
> >  > message by highlighting the text of this letter and selecting paste
> >  > from the edit menu. Fill in the Subject, this will be the header
> >that
> >  > everyone sees as they scroll through the list of postings in a
> >  > particular group, click the post message button. You're done with
> >  > your first one! Congratulations...THAT'S IT! All you have to do is
> >  > jump to different newsgroups and post away, after you get the hang
> >of
> >  > it, it will take about 30 seconds for each newsgroup! **REMEMBER,
> >THE
> >  > MORE NEWSGROUPS YOU POST IN, THE MORE MONEY YOU WILL MAKE!! BUT YOU
> >  > HAVE TO POST A MINIMUM OF 200** That's it! You will begin receiving
> >  > money from around the world within days! You may eventually want to
> >  > rent a P.O.Box due to the large amount of mail you will receive. If
> >  > you wish to stay anonymous, you can invent a name to use, as long as
> >
> >  > the postman will deliver it.
> >  >
> >  > **JUST MAKE SURE ALL THE ADDRESSES ARE CORRECT.**
> >  > Now the WHY part: Out of 200 postings, say I receive only 5 replies
> >(a
> >  > very
> >  > low
> >  > example). So then I made $5.00 with my name at #6 on the letter.
> >Now,
> >  > each of the 5 persons who just sent me $1.00 make the MINIMUM 200
> >  > postings, each with my name at #5 and only 5 persons respond to each
> >
> >  > of the original 5, that is another $25.00 for me, now those 25 each
> >  > make 200 MINIMUM posts with my name at #4 and only 5 replies each, I
> >
> >  > will bring in an additional $125.00! Now, those 125 persons turn
> >  > around and post the MINIMUM 200 with my name at #3 and only receive
> >5
> >  > replies each, I will make an additional $626.00! OK, now here is the
> >
> >  > fun part, each of those 625 persons post a MINIMUM 200 letters with
> >  > my name at #2 and they each only receive 5 replies, that just made
> >me
> >  > $3,125.00!!! Those 3,125 persons will all deliver this message to
> >200
> >  > newsgroups with my name at #1 and if still 5 persons per 200
> >  > newsgroups react I will receive $15,625,00! With an original
> >  > investment of only $6.00! AMAZING! When your name is no longer on
> >the
> >  > list, you just take the latest posting in the newsgroups, and send
> >  > out another $6.00 to names on the list, putting your name at number
> >6
> >  > again. And start posting again. The thing to remember is: do you
> >  > realize that thousands of people all over the world are joining the
> >  > internet and reading these articles everyday?, JUST LIKE YOU are
> >  > now!! So, can you afford $6.00 and see if it really works?? I think
> >  > so... People have said, "what if the plan is played out and no
> >  > one sends you the money? So what! What are the chances of that
> >  > happening when there are tons of new honest users and new honest
> >  > people who are joining the internet and newsgroups everyday and are
> >  > willing to give it a try? Estimates are at 20,000 to 50,000 new
> >  > users, every day, with thousands of those joining the actual
> >  > internet. Remember, play FAIRLY and HONESTLY and this will really
> >  > work.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >